Month: April 2025

Apr 23, 2025 A layered transistor design combines light detection optical memory and neuromorphic processing in one unit offering compact and efficient artificial vision hardware. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Artificial vision systems rely on three separate modules: sensors to detect light, memory units to store visual input, and processors to interpret the...

Apr 23, 2025 Scientists have proposed a key indicator that may reveal the emergence of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) by analyzing particle 'fingerprints' generated in heavy-ion collisions. (Nanowerk News) Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have proposed a key indicator that may...

Apr 22, 2025 Scientists have developed a new drug delivery system using ultrasound-activated nanoparticles to break through and destroy bacterial biofilms. This offers a promising solution that could address the global crisis of chronic antibiotic-resistant infections. (Nanowerk News) In up to 80% of chronic infections, bacteria form biofilms – a...

Apr 22, 2025 A research group has manipulated light through its interaction with a metal surface so that it exhibits entirely new properties. (Nanowerk News) A research group at the University of Stuttgart has manipulated light through its interaction with a metal surface so that it exhibits entirely new properties....

Apr 22, 2025 Magnetic composite with stiffness control allows programmable 3D shape shifting for use in soft robots, tactile interfaces, and reconfigurable displays. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Cephalopods such as cuttlefish and octopuses adjust the texture of their skin by raising or flattening small muscle-controlled structures known as papillae. These changes in...

Apr 22, 2025 Researchers successfully visualized how tiny structures inside one of these crystals respond to electric fields in real time - shedding light on the dynamics of nanostructure in materials used in ultrasound probes. (Nanowerk News) Ultrasound imaging is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools in modern...

Apr 21, 2025 Researchers create an iontronic artificial skin that senses pressure, temperature, and current while learning patterns through built-in memory and computation. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Efforts to reproduce the sensory functions of human skin have pushed materials science, bioelectronics, and robotics toward more integrated interfaces between machines and their environments....

Apr 18, 2025 Layered drug nanoparticles can now be produced efficiently and at scale using a microfluidic method that eliminates purification and improves consistency. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Precise control over drug delivery—timing, dosage, location within the body—has remained a central goal in pharmaceutical engineering. Nanoparticles have emerged as promising tools to...

Apr 18, 2025 By tailoring crystal shape, researchers boost oxygen reduction performance, paving the way for cost-effective fuel cell technologies. (Nanowerk News) Can the shape of a crystal really change how well it performs in clean energy technology? A new study says yes—decisively. Researchers from National Taiwan University, National Tsing...

Apr 18, 2025 Scientists are giving immune cells the ability to distinguish between healthy and cancerous cells. (Nanowerk News) One of the most exciting developments in cancer treatment is a wave of new cell therapies that train a patient’s immune system to attack cancer cells. Such therapies have saved the...